Minimizing virtual machine provisioning cost based on received software licensing and user fee information
US9798564B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement configured to allocate one or more resources of one or more computing devices to a virtual machine, the arrangement comprising: an interface configured to receive a request for the allocation of one or more resources to the virtual machine, the request including information regarding one or more computer programs to be operated by or as a part of the virtual machine; and a hypervisor module configured to use the information regarding one or more computer programs to identify economic information associated with at least one of the computer programs, and to allocate one or more resources to the virtual machine based at least in part on the economic information.
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